January 2017 – IBA NEWSLETTER
There’s something magical about a garden that’s hard to put into words, it’s like a little slice of Elysium in our own backyard. The great impressionistic painter Claude Monet once referred to his garden as, “my most beautiful masterpiece.” January – 2017 DOWNLOAD NEWSLETTER
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IBA MEMBERSHIP MEETING AT THE GREATER DES MOINES BOTANICAL GARDEN
January 21, 2016 @ 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM with presentation at 11:30 AM Des Moines Botanical Garden, 909 Robert D. Ray Drive Open Study Group is a chance (with ample time) to bring your trees to work on, and/or watch others work on their trees so you can learn by observing and exchange […]
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November 2016 – IBA NEWSLETTER
Do you prefer to specialize in specific types of bonsai for your collection? Or are you a “Give me one of everything, please” person? November 16 – DOWNLOAD NEWSLETTER
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October 2016 – IBA NEWSLETTER
Iowa Bonsai Association held their annual Fall Show in October at the excellent venue Reiman Gardens and it was, as usual, a very successful show. The trees and displays were excellent. October – 16 DOWNLOAD NEWSLETTER
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2016 FALL SHOW
Bonsai enthusiasts look forward to early October at Reiman Gardens because that is the traditional time for the Annual Iowa Bonsai Association Fall Bonsai Show. Bonsai has within it many different styles as well as many different species that lend themselves to treatment as bonsai. For several past shows we have used a theme to highlight […]
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September 2016 – IBA NEWSLETTER
Upon arrival, I temporarily bypass all the show trees, the Chicago Botanic Garden Bonsai collection which is always beautifully displayed, and all else. I head straight for the vending area, starting with the renowned American bonsai potter Sara Rayner. September – 16 DOWNLOAD NEWSLETTER
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